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December 3, 2025

The relationship between sex ratios and marriage rates in South Africa

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Analysis finds significant link between sex ratios and marriage outcomes for African women, highlighting bridewealth constraints.

Key Points

  • Sex ratios significantly influence marriage rates among African women, based on local market conditions.
  • Increased economic-based measures of marriageability surpass the effects of simple sex ratios on marriage outcomes.
  • Data sourced from the 2001 Population Census and South African Labour Force Surveys provides robust support for findings.
  • Bridewealth payment practices appear to raise marriageability criteria among African couples, influencing their marriage dynamics.

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Human Sciences Research Council (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694025972d562116f28febd4https://doi.org/10.14749/30772451
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